What color is #1F2710?

#1F2710 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2710?

The RGB value is 31, 39, 16: 31 red, 39 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2710?

The complementary color is #181027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2710?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2710 color

#1F2710 rgb(31, 39, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F2710 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 15.3% green and 6.3% blue (31, 39, 16).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 42% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#1F2710 color codes

HEX	`#1F2710`
RGB	`rgb(31, 39, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 15.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 42%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 59%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.29, -8.44, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.29, 16.14, 121.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.384, 1.78, 0.761)`
Decimal	`2041616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2710, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1F2710	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2710 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1F2710 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2710; }
.text { color: #1f2710; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2710; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 39 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2710, #132710); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2710?: #1F2710 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2710?: The RGB value is 31, 39, 16: 31 red, 39 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2710?: The complementary color is #181027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2710?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.